KSNK is another gem for those who have eyes for light hearted simple comedies, something Hrishikesh Mukherjee was famous for. As the name says, it’s a story about hiding a small truth from people. The onus of the movie lies on the gravity of consequences on revelation of the truth and on the fact it’s a truth that can’t be kept under wraps for long. Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval, Utpal Dutt and Saeed Jaffrey… Do I need to say anything else?
Elderly Kailashpati (typical Utpal Dutt) is worried about his son Ramesh (Farooq) who is a bachelor. After meeting a few prospective brides, he is convinced that English education ruins character of girls and they tend to forget their culture. Blinded by his obstinate thought he decides to find an illiterate girl for his son. Saeed Jaffrey as a friend Lalaji arranges such a match. Interestingly, the girl Ramola (Naval) is actually well educated but cultured and both Ramola and Ramesh are very much in love. They hide this fact to fix the match but how long can this fact hide?
This movie doesn’t have anything extra-ordinary. Performances are subtle. Even Ramesh’s obsession with broken gadgets looks very natural. Utpal Dutt is such a delight on screen. Deepti Naval is so natural as an actress. Saeed Jaffrey conveys so much of romance of the paternal kind. Things are so perfect but humble that you fail to notice the excellence behind the simplicity. The dialogs are simple and thoughtful. Scenes are shot with such an ease. That’s the beauty of this film. You never feel like switching the TV off. It’s like a Wordsworth poem.
Written By: Sujoy Ghosh
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